The phrase "active house" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a house that is designed to be energy-efficient and environmentally friendly, often incorporating smart technology and sustainable practices.
Example: "The new development features an active house that utilizes solar panels and advanced insulation to minimize energy consumption."
Alternatives: "energy-efficient home" or "sustainable residence".
The Russian active house was built in six months, twice as fast as its Western European counterparts.
When Lichtenstein first entered 19 Princelet Street, it was no longer an active house of worship, yet its past life seemed all too present.
When Velux contacted a Moscow-area developer, Zagorodny Proekt, about building an active house around a year and a half ago, both parties were in uncharted territory.
But the draw was the home's innards, not its silhouette: equipped with state-of-the art energy-efficient technology, the good-looking structure is Russia's first "active house".
The Moscow house project was initiated by the Velux Group, a Danish company that makes roof windows and solar panels and jointly founded an active house alliance last year.
"One active house is like one pro-active person," said Mikhail Vorontsov, a member of a new council created by Moscow's regional parliament to smooth the way for environmentally friendly projects, among other goals.
But Americans United argues that 19 of the 21 churches are active houses of worship, not museums, and as such their congregations should support them.
Pointon said mortgage lending was unlikely to relax significantly and the Bank of England's recent warning over buy-to-let "should prevent a surge in active housing demand, and keep house price gains to around 6% this year".
And since all of the complexes remain active housing, with large numbers of multiethnic, working-class families, the tours offer an everyday glimpse into a less-traveled side of France's cities and suburbs.
Some quarter of a million homes have lain idle for more than six months; adding in commercial property that could be converted to homes, the boost to the active housing stock would be substantial.
"There's a pretty active housing market, it's simply at a lower-priced inventory," says Michael Feder, chief executive of Radar Logic.
